Re: Getting xfree86 running

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:11:16 -0800 (PST), S wrote in message 
<16598369.1136077876953.JavaMail.Administrator@appsrv>:

> I have been trying different things to get XFree86 running.  The last
> message I got was:
>     xfOpenConsole: command not found
> 
> When I try vidtune, I get:
>     Error: Can't open display
> 
> Again: I have Debian 3.0 running on half of a 40 Gig drive on a
> Toshiba Satellite A30.  Boot control is lilo and it works fine.  I
> haven't run Debian for years and I'll be damned if it'll beat me this
> time.
> 
> It would be extremely difficult to get you a copy of the XF86Config-4
> file because I cannot a connect to the internet except with WinXp.  I
> can't print from Bebian, either.  Sorta makes you wonder why I bother,
> don't it?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.

..Xfree86-4.1.X?  Failed here too (5x IBM TP 760ED's)
Try any X.org or dist-upgrade to Sid, both works _nicely_ here, 
Sarge should work too, I have a 760ED on RH9 which uses
Xfree86-4.3.X just like Sarge.

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